Skies over Rome off-limits to certain aircraft until January 6 in counter-terror
security measure similar to that taken for New Year season over Las Vegas, New
York Times Square, Chicago downtown and Disney World

After Mofaz warning of mega-attack by international terrorists, Israeli security
stepped up at crowd and entertainment centers as well as at international airport.
West Bank and Gaza Strip under closure since Palestinian suicide bombing in
Tel Aviv last week.

German authorities uncover suicide car bomb plot by al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Islam
against a Hamburg military hospital which has treated US troops. An alternative
target was US air base. Security stepped up in hospital and surrounding streets
closed.